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Open-Access Policies: Basics And Impact On Content Recruitment, Andrew Wesolek, Paul Royster Nov 2015

Open-Access Policies: Basics And Impact On Content Recruitment, Andrew Wesolek, Paul Royster

Andrew Wesolek

The allure of passing an institutional open-access (OA) policy as a strategy to populate an institutional repository is clear. After all, educating faculty to retain their rights to their scholarly publications through passage of such a policy, then requiring them to make those publications available through an IR seems a sure path to success. However, this approach of “if you pass it, they will comply” rings eerily similar to the early and decidedly misplaced optimism of populating institutional repositories through a “build it and they will come” proposition (Salo, 2007). The Registry of Open Access Repositories Mandatory Archiving Policies (ROARMAP) …


Content, Credibility, And Readership: Putting Your Institutional Repository On The Map, Maureen E. Schlangen Sep 2015

Content, Credibility, And Readership: Putting Your Institutional Repository On The Map, Maureen E. Schlangen

Maureen E. Schlangen

Open-access institutional repositories have become a reliable and stable medium for sharing scholarly work, advancing research, and elevating an institution’s profile. However, it takes time and effective marketing to gather content, build the repository’s credibility, and attract readership. Here, a handful of successful repository managers share what they have learned from the launch and growth of their repositories.


Becoming The Gothic Archive: From Digital Collection To Digital Humanities, Rose Fortier, Heather G. James Jun 2015

Becoming The Gothic Archive: From Digital Collection To Digital Humanities, Rose Fortier, Heather G. James

Rose Fortier

The Gothic Archive is the flagship digital humanities project for the Marquette University library. The project was birthed from a simple digital collection, and through the partnership of faculty and librarians, was transformed into something more. The core tenets of digital collection creation were adhered to in order to create a solid foundation upon which to build the Archive. The expertise of both groups and communication were key in the evolution of the collection, and in discovering and highlighting the relationships between the objects. This case study reviews the steps Marquette took in creating the collection and taking it to …


Library Olympics: The Power Of Friendly Competition, Matthew Shreffler, Amanda Black Feb 2015

Library Olympics: The Power Of Friendly Competition, Matthew Shreffler, Amanda Black

Amanda Black

Celebrate summer, sports and shelving! The annual library Olympics tests multiple skills while building some friendly competition among student workers. From call-number reading to the dumpster shoot-out, there is something for everyone in the race for the gold. Engage students and have fun! #LibraryOlympics